Ida Daussy

Ida Daussy (born 17 July 1969), also known by her Korean name Seo Hye-na, is a French-born celebrity in South Korea. She is a professor at the Department of French Language & Culture of Sookmyung Women's University.[1] She received a presidential citation in 2005 by the South Korean government.[2] Her television work turned her into a "household name" in South Korea.[3]

Ida Daussy
Ida Daussy in 2009
Born (1969-07-17) 17 July 1969
Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France
CitizenshipSouth Korea (1996–present)
OccupationProfessor of French language and culture
EmployerSookmyung Women's University
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationSeo Hye-na
McCune–ReischauerSŏ Hyena
Transcription of French name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationIda Dosi
McCune–ReischauerIda Tosi

Personal life

Daussy, a native of Fécamp, studied international business at the University of Le Havre.[4][5] She came to South Korea on an exchange programme during her postgraduate studies in 1991, and married a man from Gyeongsang in 1993.[4][6] She naturalised as a South Korean citizen after the marriage. The couple had two children, and divorced in 2009.[5] She has registered the hangul transcription of her original French surname as her legal Korean surname.[7]

Publications
  • 봉주르 여봉 싸랑해요 (1996), ISBN 8975300129
  • 이다도시의 행복공감 (2006), ISBN 9788952746351
  • 이다도시의 생활체험 프랑스식 감성교육법 (2000), ISBN 8989015081
  • 이다도시 한국, 수다로 풀다 (2007), ISBN 9788991684362
  • 봉주르 와인 (2009), ISBN 9788959133659
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References
  1. "방송인 이다도시, 불어 교수로도 '인기 만점'" [Ida Daussy also gets 'full marks for popularity' as French professor]. Yonhap News. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  2. "경찰 340여명 훈·포장 창설 60주년 기념식 가져". Kookmin Ilbo. 21 October 2005. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  3. Kalka, Emma (24 February 2013). "The woman who does it all: Ida Daussy talks about how she balances family, work as celebrity". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  4. Saïdi, Karima; Ben Ghezala, Nagib; Pascal, Ngankam (15 August 2013). "Ida Daussy, l'icône française de la télévision coréenne" [Ida Daussy, the French icon of Korean television]. France Télévisions. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  5. "Popular French TV Personality Ends Marriage". Chosun Ilbo. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  6. Seo, Dong-shin (24 April 2008). "'After 15 Years in Korea, Still Feel Like Outsider'". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  7. "Family Names in Korea Become More Diverse". Chosun Ilbo. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
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